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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm » in Combustion Cannons
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I've been wanting to get in some spud shooting action this fall before the weather got cold. I know it's been a while since I filmed anything for...

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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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Sketchup Model Library

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by dewey-1 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:12 pm
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Over the last year I have made a lot of CAD drawings for
Pneumatic Launchers.

I have imported several of them into Sketchup format.
Here is the link...

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Bollocks. Dewey put them out in the hope that, and I quote

some of you can make use of these!

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using them,...
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Mon May 20, 2024 11:17 am
Solvent Welding Course Recommended For ALL

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by sgort87 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:18 pm
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Originally posted by DR on the Spudtech forums:

IPEX Solvent Cements ONLINE Course can be found here:

It is recommended that you download and...

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Your earlier post about just scoring the surface, has me wondering if that is why OATEY makes a brush tool that scores the inside of a fitting, and...
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Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:04 pm

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pop bottle to 1/2in pvc

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by spikerbond » Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:52 pm

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is it possible to use pvc cement to attach a pop bottle to 1/2in pvc?

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May I ask why you want to attach a pop bottle to PVC?

This is a beautiful way to attach pop bottles, but it needs a lathe.

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Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:34 pm
burst disk cartridges

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by spikerbond » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:02 pm

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was bored during math and drew these up, i am planning on making the less complicated one so any comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

sorry...

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I would be more inclined to go with cartridges, a filling valve and burst disk retaining mechainsm is likely to be relatively sophisticated and...

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Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:31 pm
soldering a shrader to a brass adapter

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by spikerbond » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:57 pm

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would it be possible to solder a shrader valve to a male quick connector?

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i would change the end of the bike pump to a quick disconnect and then wouldnt have to worry about any of this

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Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:04 pm
46% error in pressure gauge?

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by pat123 » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:38 pm

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Me and Drex have been working on a hybrid and we couldn't get the fueling right. I think i found out why.

I found the volume of the meter and the...

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Since you have measured and calculated the apparent error of the gauge just figure out what it will say when it is at the pressure you want....

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Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:15 pm
new valve design?

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by spikerbond » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:43 pm
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i have been thinking about this for awhile but just had some free time to make it in flash. do you think this will work? any comments/suggestions?

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It would work with a few modifications.

Make the piston cover the holes to the chamber in the forward position.

Induce a leak in the back floating...
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Last post by ramses
Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:18 pm
USG shop expose

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by jagerbond » Tue May 25, 2010 2:46 pm

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Interesting article written about our shop, some of the other products we make and sell. There's even some BL-525 video action part way down.

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What a small friggen world. I showed this to my buddy at work and he was like, oh yeah, I see them on the xB forums all the time (he has an Xb).

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Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:39 am
“NO DRILL” Sprinkler Valve Pneumatic Modification

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by carlbelcher » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:14 am
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“NO DRILL” Sprinkler Valve Pneumatic Modification

Parts Required:

1. Orbit Watermaster Model 57020
2. 1/4 NPTM X 1/4 NPTM Brass Fitting...

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Despite the fact that this is a dead topic, I feel inclined to post an answer.

This sprinkler valve is different than a conventional inline one...
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:13 pm
Chamber to Barrel Volume Ratio Explained

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by dbracer443 » Wed May 26, 2010 11:25 pm
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I found a unit error in my calculation and as a result, reworked everything in metric. I converted back to english before graphing and then edited...

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In case you haven't seen it, the only really decent experimental data on CB ratios was done by Burnt Latke (
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:08 pm
another piston question

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by kydavies » Thu May 27, 2010 10:08 pm

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im about to build my first coaxial piston valve and i was wondering if it is ok to have a small leak in the seal between the pilot and chamber (the...

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Another trick is that if you shine a light through the barrel you shouldnt be able to see it from the back of the piston

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Fri May 28, 2010 7:32 pm
Simple Semi-Auto

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by TeyBobster » Wed May 26, 2010 11:21 pm

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I like making things simple, which means more reliable.

I just got into pneumatic spud cannons and I think its awesome! So I was looking at a lot...

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No a most ball valves would vent air faster than its coming in the point is there is more pressure behind the piston if more air keeps coming in as...

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Thu May 27, 2010 10:51 pm
Spring Actuated BUIS - Back Up Iron Sight

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by FighterAce » Wed May 26, 2010 2:36 pm

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I need some sort of back up iron sights for my new sniper rifle in case the scope breaks. I found some airsoft magpul ones but they are almost $80 so...

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well if you want to point things out... There is no actual sight, its just a box right now. It was just a pre concept design. You could probable make...

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Thu May 27, 2010 4:40 pm
Spudding Preference Survey

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by DYI » Mon May 24, 2010 3:07 pm
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I will be creating an animation, a game, and two (simple) applications for an upcoming programming project. I need a target audience in some sort of...

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muzzle speed based on hang time, fueling

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Tue May 25, 2010 8:59 pm
Google Chrome - Faster than a flying potato

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by PCGUY » Tue May 25, 2010 10:13 am

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One of my coworkers just came up to me and said I had to watch this...

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There was someone faster than you PCGUY.

Figured... I searched quickly for it but didn't see it.... guess that goes to show I need to improve...

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Tue May 25, 2010 10:53 am
Casio EX FS-10 1000 fps camera today $99.99 SHIPPED!

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by boyntonstu » Fri May 21, 2010 7:50 am

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Casio EX FS-10 1000 fps camera today $99.99 SHIPPED!

Best deal for a high speed camera.

I ordered one.

They say free shipping for today only....

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Dang nice deal you landed there, wish we could all be so luck to find a nice piece of equipment, between this and that oxy tank you found... I...

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Mon May 24, 2010 6:29 pm
Homemade 'Ballistics Gel'

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by MrCrowley » Thu May 20, 2010 1:43 am
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Just made this because I was bored, I haven't tried before and thought it'd be interesting. Really not hard to make at all, I mixed 250g of gelatin...

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Here are some preview frame grabs. Sorry for the bad quality, it was rendered badly (by a friend) and I can't render it again until I get a firewire...
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Mon May 24, 2010 1:02 am
Using teflon tape in place of an o-ring in compact valve

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by Gun Freak » Fri May 21, 2010 8:21 pm

In compact piston valves, people seal the rear bushing with an o-ring. But I heard somewhere, cant remember exactly where, that you could seal slip...

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Sat May 22, 2010 1:03 pm
Supersonic Airsoft BB's

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by Dave_424 » Sat May 08, 2010 7:33 am
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Well guys, been a while since I posted properly because I have been tuning and making many new parts for my UK Airforce Condor.

Ive added a 24 .25...

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Hmm news to me, guess these theories never surfaced during my time on spudtech. I didnt consider a dead space between valve and breach, assumed they...
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Thu May 20, 2010 5:18 pm
perfect O ring groves no lathe

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by kydavies » Tue May 18, 2010 12:09 am

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so far i haveonly used this on a wooden piston but here it is
all you need is: a vice, a pipe cutter (normally used to cut metal) and a file

1 take...

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I made one by cutting about 1/8th inch off the end of a pipe, sanding it flat and gluing it in a coupler. Sliding the o ring up to the ring of pipe,...

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Last post by Technician1002
Wed May 19, 2010 6:27 pm
My Homemade Chronographs

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by MrCrowley » Wed May 19, 2010 2:18 am

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Audio Chronograph:
Big thanks to Technician1002 for his help .

For this I used a dynamic Akai ADM-20 microphone plugged in to my Dell laptop and I...

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It is true that many CF bulbs use a high frequency inverter. It is not true that all CF bulbs are free of line frequency flicker. Due to the heat and...

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Wed May 19, 2010 12:28 pm
Any old school members still around?

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by Spudinator » Mon May 17, 2010 5:59 pm

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Hey all, been a while since I've dropped in. I was curious to know how many original Spudtech members are still visiting, back in the days when the...

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I was a member on Spudtech.

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Mon May 17, 2010 8:26 pm
solvent welding a collar

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by mikespahn » Sat May 15, 2010 1:01 pm

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i'm making a collar to go around a 4 male pipe thread out of pvc so that i can put an o ring seal between them and not have to worry about the...

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i want a collar with a seal around a threaded male adapter so the mating part isn't as hard to torque down... relying on the tapered thread for the...

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Mon May 17, 2010 3:30 pm
Audio Chronographing

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by MrCrowley » Tue May 11, 2010 9:52 pm
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Tried some audio chronographing today, more difficult than I thought.

Parameters:
Cannon: V.A.L
Projectile: Golfball
Distance to target: 5m
Mic...

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Wired the circuit in parallel and I seem to be getting better peaks/spikes on Audacity. It doesn't work so well in direct sunlight or with lights...
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Sat May 15, 2010 8:00 pm
Removing human error from pneumatics...

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by saefroch » Wed May 12, 2010 10:23 am
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Just a thought here about removing the human error factor from pneumatics, since with all current valve designs, the valve efficiency is somewhat...

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I have seen that design before on the forum, and even considered building one. But the issue is still ammunition that can seal. Ball bearings would...
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Thu May 13, 2010 9:12 pm
Another Fridgy Related Thread

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by thedeathofall » Wed May 12, 2010 4:09 pm

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I happen to have seen a lot of threads about compressors lately... maybe that's just me...

Anyway, I was wondering how many people built/bought...

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Alright. I might give ebay a shot. I have had poor luck finding stuff there recently. Does anyone else have first hand experience with this...

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Thu May 13, 2010 12:20 am
Tight shotgun spread

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by Marffy » Wed May 12, 2010 6:36 pm

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I am making a HPA ball valve shotgun and was wondering how to make the spread be around a 1ft pattern at 60ft. Is it just a matter of having a small...

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I would suggest research into shotgun chokes - no point in me repeating what the firearms world had sorted before even my great-grandparents were...

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Wed May 12, 2010 7:01 pm

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